Hygienic high detergency toilet

ABSTRACT

In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the hygienic toilet with a user protection from evacuations is designed. A self-foaming liquid soap as a high efficiency absorbing substance is used from contaminations produced during evacuations. A water tank is comprised of two compartments: one is for flashing water that could be a regular gravity tank, or a pressure assisted flash water, and a separate compartment is for a self-foaming liquid soap. A toilet bowl is designed with two rims: one is for a flashing water and another one for a soap foam. A soap foam is applied into a bowl walls and on a water surface on a bowl bottom for protection from evacuations and reflections into a user. Analysis of a liquid flow in a toilet bowl made possible to utilize a theory of surface waves in a bowl exit outlet designed in the form of a converging-expanding channel with a high velocity liquid flow through the toilet bowl without disturbances and atomizing effects and providing a maximum efficiency detergency of bowl walls.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to the field of development of thehygienic toilets, and more specifically to the toilets equipped withmeans for protection of users from residues of previous users and theirown contaminations during utilization of a toilet facility. Also thisinvention relates to designing a toilet bowl with fast motion of flashedwater that facilitates high detergency efficiency of evacuations.

Many people believe that sharing a toilet seat is like sharing atoothbrush or bath towel with strangers. This risk people take everydayin public restrooms, such as hotels, airports, hospitals, schools, evenat homes. However, a toilet seat can be washed and cleaned, covered withpaper, or material before use. The most dangerous part is inside atoilet itself, from its walls and from the contents of a bowl. Duringevacuation process humans produce solid and liquid waste that makessplashes during contact with water in a bowl and with bowl walls. Thesesplashes reflect person's evacuations, previous residues and send backto this person. Together with this flow of own evacuations there aredroplets, pieces and other particles attached to bowl walls that reflectto a person. There are data that splashes from a toilet bowl can projectreflections of liquids and solid particles substantially over 10 feet inthe air.

Historically, toilets always were a “weak” point in human culture.During several thousand of years humans always suffered from their ownevacuations and never had clean nice hygienic toilets. Last century,especially, in 1980-1990s significant progress was achieved inimprovement of toilets. The latest concern was about water consumptionfor toilets. In 1995 the National Energy Policy Act went into effectthat required using 1.6 gallon water toilets for the entire US. The newstandard was quite a big change from 5.5 gallons in 1960s and 3.5gallons in 1980s. However, there was little done about providing humanswith better hygienic toilets. Though there were various inventions forimprovements of better detergency efficiency from a flashed water.

Companies-producers of toilets and accompanying equipment came withvariety of solutions for general toilet performance such asre-engineerings a water tank with different flashing technologies, withredesign of toilet bowls utilizing modern approaches in hydrodynamicslike a cyclonic motion of water with waste, covering bowl withnon-sticking glaze, disinfections of a seat and a toilet bowl by aflashed water with disinfectants, and even utilizing computer technologyfor obtaining user's evacuation sample analysis.

Here are some other expensive improvements in technology of toilets suchas: 1. automatic opening-closing lid; 2. various ways of bowl cleaning;3. hand-free automatic flush; 4. warm-in air purifying system; 5.oscillating/pulsating washing; 6. warm air dryer, and other complex andexpensive gadgets. They certainly make life of toilet user easier andsafer. However, even several washings of bowl by water and disinfectantsdo not completely eliminate microbes, bacteria and viruses from toiletbowl walls and from water contaminated with human waste. It is knownfact that despite that urine itself is sterile, but a residual urine canbreed bacteria, leading to a urinary-tract infection. Solid evacuationsfrom sick people have microbes, bacteria and viruses that can stick tobowl walls. Also healthy people have microbes, bacteria and viruses thatcan be dangerous to others. Splashes and “misses” from evacuations worklike projectiles and contaminate users of a toilet bowl. In other words,any expensive toilets can spray fecal-infected water into the air onbowl's walls and on the user. The important conclusion: there are nosafe hygienic toilets available. The safest hygienic toilet is your ownone at home, which you disinfect after each usage (who does it?)comparatively to others that everyone has to utilize from time to timein public places.

In a Cooperative Canadian and American Project “Maximum PerformanceTesting of Popular Toilet Models” by W. Gauley and J. Koeller, FinalReport, December 2003 there were tested varieties of toilets of majorworld toilet producing companies (such as Toto, American Standard,Koehler and many others) for toilets operation such as a flushperformance of human waste and a water exchange test. In a waterexchange test there was measured a capability of toilets for a removalof a brine mixture utilizing an electrical conductivity meter. About 20ml of 18 gram/liter salt solution were added to a test bowl anddissolved. An electrical conductivity of water was measured andrecorded. Then, a toilet was flashed and refilled. A refilled waterelectrical conductivity in a test bowl was again measured and recorded.From here a percentage of water change-out was calculated. All testedmodels achieved a change-out rate of at least 98 percent. Also, it wasnoted that there were problems with toilets that failed to remove solidand liquid waste, when both solids and liquids were being flushed. Fromthese tests one can conclude that remaining less than 2 percent ofdissolved waste would present problems to users during next toiletoperation, because most people have microbes, bacteria and viruses intheir waste evacuations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In the light of foregoing, it is an object of the invention to introducea hygienic toilet with a water tank and a bowl of a design based on theanalysis of a liquid flow, and a method providing a hygienic toilet forprotection of users from contaminations that take place during usersevacuations.

Another object of the present invention is to introduce a highefficiency absorbing substance for protection of toilet users fromcontaminations produced during evacuations in the form of a self-foamingliquid soap applied into a toilet bowl from a tank comprising oftwo-compartments: one is for a water flush and another is for aself-foaming liquid soap.

Still another object of the present invention is a design of a toiletbowl comprising of two separate rims on a top of a bowl: one is for aflash water flow and another one for a liquid self-foaming soap flow. Awater rim has a plurality of small holes (over 15 and up to 50) of 4-6mm in diameter for water, and a foam rim has a plurality of larger holes(over 10 and up to 30) of 8-15 mm in diameter for a soap foam flow. Afoam rim can be connected together with a water rim for regular washingwith water through a foam rim, if necessary.

Yet another object of the present invention, instead of a passive waterflash from a water tank, it is envisaged a utilization of a servicewater from a regular municipal water line of 1.6 gallon volume at higherpressure of about 60 psi, or a small pump for amplification of waterpressure over 50 psi from a regular water tank. This higher waterpressure is utilized for obtaining higher water velocities in a bowlthus providing better detergency efficiency of a toilet bowl for washingout evacuations and contaminations of a bowl surface.

A further object of the present invention is a design of a bowl withexit outlet of water with evacuations at higher pressure and velocity toensure optimum removal of evacuations and a high detergency efficiency.This exit outlet is designed in a form of a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel) for obtaining maximum efficiency and higher velocity ofevacuating flow.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Features of the present invention which are believed to be patentableare set forth with particularity in the appended claims. Theorganization and operation manner of the invention, together withfurther objectives and advantages thereof, may be understood byreference to the following descriptions of specific embodiments taken inconnection with accompanying drawings, in the several figures of whichlike reference numerals identify similar elements and in which:

FIG. 1 presents graphical dependencies of a velocity of liquid'ssurfaces waves C_(λ) and a flow velocity V_(x) as a function of a liquidflow thickness h. In FIG. 1 b there are presented graphical dependenciesof a liquid surface wave velocity C_(λ) and a liquid flow velocity V_(x)as a function of a geometrical non-dimensional parameter A.

FIG. 2 presents a schematic drawing for a liquid flow explaining themain assumptions of a “shallow water” theory. Letters r_(n), r_(v), hand V_(x) are a radius of a converging expanding channel (nozzle) in itsnarrow cross section, a radius of a gas (air) vortex of a flow thattakes place in a toilet bowl, a thickness of a liquid (water) flow and avelocity of a liquid (water) flow in a bowl, correspondingly.

FIG. 3 a presents a picture explaining transitions from undercriticalregime of flow in a regular long channel leading to a flow withdiscontinuities arising from friction and wave interactions. FIG. 3 bpresents a liquid flow with flow motion experiencing a critical andsupercritical regime in a converging-expanding channel when there are nodiscontinuities in vicinity of a converging-expanding area.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a toilet tank comprising of twocompartments: one is for flash water and another one for a liquidself-foaming soap. In FIG. 4 there is shown a toilet bowl with twoseparate rims: one rim is for flashing water with placement of smallholes that provide a flow of flashing water for washing out evacuationsand water, and another rim is for a soap foam with placement of largerholes that provide a flow of a soap foam for filling in a bowl surfaceand a water surface at a bowl bottom. And FIG. 4 presents a schematicdrawing of a toilet bowl showing a bowl's exit outlet with aconverging-expanding channel for obtaining optimum detergency efficiencyof a bowl by high velocity, high pressure liquid flow with a vortex.

FIG. 4 also presents a schematic drawing of a toilet bowl with geometricdimensions for understanding of application of the hydrodynamic flowtheory in a bowl with a vortex and its main dimensions. These dimensionsof a toilet bowl are as follows: R_(in) is a radius of a bowl internalside where water enters from a water tank through inlet orifices of aradius r_(in); r_(n) is a radius of a bowl converging expanding channelserving as a bowl exit outlet in a narrow cross section of this channel;r_(v) is a vortex radius in a bowl's liquid flow.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

What is the solution to the problem of preventing toilet user from bowlcontaminations and having a hygienic toilet? One of the solutions is theutilization of a toilet bowl walls and a water surface covered with amaterial, or a substance during a contact of urine and solid evacuationswith bowl's walls and water on a bowl exit outlet that do not reflectcontaminating particles. In other words, there must be utilized asubstance that can absorb urine and solid evacuations and will notreflect any parts of evacuations back into a user. A good candidate forthis task is foam and, especially, foamy disinfecting soaps and itscompositions. Recent improvements in soap production technology madepossible to utilize a self-foaming soap that is easy available andinexpensive.

Foam presents itself a large group of bubbles composed of a gas-liquidphase. The process of foam development takes place during gas dispersionin a liquid medium and formation of a new gas-liquid phase in a form oflarge groups of bubbles in a liquid's volume. The creation of stablehighly dispersion foam is provided by additives of foam stabilizers orfoam developers. Soap bubbles can exist due to a surface tension force.This force is caused by the attraction between molecules of a soap film.The present invention relates in general to the utilization ofself-foaming antibacterial liquid soap compositions that providenecessary surface tension between soap bubbles and prevent bubbles fromdestruction for a reasonable time of 15-20 minutes. In particular, theinvention relates to a self-foaming antibacterial soap that can coverwalls and a toilet bowl surface that can protect these walls and a bowlwater surface during user's evacuations in a way that the evacuationsduring interactions with toilet bowl walls and a water surface will beabsorbed by a soap foam without reflections back into a user. Soap foamycomposition forms protective absorbing layer that prevents fromreflections. The use of foam generating equipment till recent times wasa cumbersome and time consuming. However, the latest advances indevelopment of self-foaming devices that are inexpensive and simple makethis problem easy to solve. In this case, there is no need for the foamgenerating devices.

Self-foaming devices described in the patents U.S. Pat. No. 5,813,785“Device for Packaging, Dispensing and Application of a Gel or Foam” byG. Baudin et al, U.S. Pat. No. 6,427,875 “Foam Dispensing Device” by M.Q. Hoang et al, U.S. Pat. No. 6,818,204 “Stable Foam for Use inDisposable Wipe” by H. Lapidus, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,429,279 “MixingChamber for Mixing Together a Gaseous and a Liquid Constituent” by E.Van Der Heijden present various approaches in development ofself-foaming gels and soaps. Self-foaming liquid soaps can havecompositions including ingredients with disinfecting substances. Foamingis a simple and economical way to provide a mechanical barrier between auser and evacuations where disinfecting ingredients are self-foamingwhen mixed with water.

Our research was carried out to determine the necessary thickness ofself-foaming antibacterial soaps for producing stable foam of thedesired properties such as density of developed foam, its optimumthickness (that still does not stop foam development), drying up time offoam upper layers (that are in immediate contact with surrounding air)that depends on a surrounding air humidity, pressure, its temperatureand a foam chemical composition.

Foam of liquid soap of major U.S. soap producers is utilized in ourinvention. Such foam is determined as a uniform gas distribution(usually air) in a form of bubbles in a liquid phase. The characteristicfeature of a liquid foam in comparison with other physical phenomena isquite a large boundary surface between gas and liquid. This surfacecalled lamella, which is a thin liquid film around a gas bubble. Suchsurface separates gas bubbles from each other. In general, any liquid istrying to achieve state where the surface energy is minimized. Sincefoam represents itself a high-energy state, one can conclude that foamexists only with a foam stabilizing factors provided by most liquidself-foaming soaps.

Gas bubbles after their development rise to a liquid's surface and movethrough as a foam, which can be considered as a liquid-gas state with acertain viscosity. According to a Stokes law, a bubble's floating upvelocity in a field of gravity forces depends on a bubble's radius (a²)and on a liquid viscosity (μ=vρ):v=ρga ²/3μ,  (1)

Where ρ is a liquid's density; a is a bubble's radius; g≈9.81 m/sec², vis a kinematic viscosity; μ is a dynamic viscosity. This formula holdsat Re<<1 (Re=vl/v is a Reynolds number that shows a ratio betweeninertia and friction forces in a liquid flow, l is a characteristiclinear dimension of a flow), i.e. when this inequality holds:ga³/3v²<<1. During development of a gas bubble in liquid such as waterwith a self-foaming soap one can have a foam with bubbles of a radius ofa≈1-5 mm=(1-5)×10⁻¹ cm. At a bubble's radius of a=1 mm=1×10⁻¹ cm andwith a water viscosity v=1×10⁻⁴ cm²/sec one can have a bubble's floatingup velocity v≈10⁻² cm/sec. Our experiments with liquid soap show thatits viscosity is about v≈1 cm²/sec and a bubble's up floating velocityis v≈3×10⁻⁵ cm/sec. In other words, foam of 1 cm thickness can staypractically without change during 3×10⁴ sec, or for about 8 hours,unless the other physical processes change a bubble's shape.

These estimations are approximate but they are reasonable. There aresome data about a soap foam viscosity, but various soaps have differentviscosities depending on chemical compositions. When typical gas bubbleachieves liquid's surface, liquid (soap solution in water) flows down ofa bubble under a gravity force and correspondingly flows down from afoam's lamella. This is called a “drainage effect”. When lamella's wallthickness becomes thinner than 10 nm, lamella loses its stability andbubble bursts.

Gas bubbles moving through pure clean liquid do not develop foam. As wasabove mentioned, in order to develop foam bubbles in liquid phase theremust be introduced foam-stabilizing substances. In general, suchsubstances develop activity on an inter-phase boundary of a bubble,which is characterized by a presence of hydrophobic or hydrophilicsubgroups. Such substances are oriented in the direction to aninter-phase boundary liquid-gas; they increase surface tension and,correspondingly, provide a basis for development of a stable foam.

Real soap foam (froth) is notoriously fragile, far from equilibrium, anda subject to well-known physical processes such as coarsening, drainageand film rupture. Still, the most known soap film is a round soapbubble. Soap bubble having soap stabilizing substances do not implodeeasily, because as a soap bubble starts to contract, air inside a bubbleproduces a higher pressure than air on outside a bubble. An inside airpushes outward on a soap bubble surface. A bubble becomes at itsequilibrium in a sphere which inward surface tension balances thisoutward push. For this invention it is sufficient to have stable,reasonably dense soap foam during 15-20 minutes that is supposed to stayin a toilet bowl during person's evacuations. This stable dense soapfoam serves as a membrane between a bowl water that is under foam over abowl exit outlet, bowl walls and a person's body.

There are studies of soap foam for a foam ability, foam stability, andother properties that are important for soap users and that are valuablefor implementation of foam for a hygienic toilet operation. In article“Cooperativity Among Molecules at Interfaces in Relation to VariousTechnological Processes: Effect of Chain Length on the pK_(a) of FattyAcid Salt Solutions” by J. R. Kanicky et al, Langmuir Journal, 16 (1),pp 172-177, 2000, there are presented experimental results of a sodiumlaurate soap and other films of fatty acid salts at various pH values ofthe solutions. It was found that a maximum foam ability and foamstability depends on a sodium laurate pH values. The optimum soapproperties such as a foam lifetime, a foam stability and a foam height(foamability) are at a soap pH=7.5. A foam half-life is determined asthe time required for a foam to collapse to half of its original height.Some interesting results of this articles showed that a 0.05 wt % sodiumlaurate solution can produce foam up to 55 cm in height with a halflifetime of 6 minutes (from 55 cm to about 27 cm). Actually, a foamlifetime is longer with shorter heights. A pH that determines theacidity or alkalinity of a soap solution is quite close to pH=7 forneutral solutions. In other words for a hygienic optimum toiletoperation a soap with pH=7.5 that the most favorable to human skin isquite acceptable.

Our experiments with various commercially produced liquid soaps showedthat it is not necessary to make special compositions of liquid soapwith properties of being stable and dense. Available self-foaming liquidsoaps manufactured by AirSpray International, by Dial Corporation, andothers operate without the use of gas propellants or the like withfinger actuated pumps. Such finger actuated mechanical pumps aredescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,569 by Shoji Uehira et al, and U.S.Pat. No. 5,813,576 by G. Baudin et al and can be used for purposes ofthe present invention with some modifications. These mechanical pumpshave a spring-loaded valve system and during actuation precise amountsof air and liquid are mixed and one can have a soap foam maintaining itsstructure for substantial period of time necessary for person'sevacuations.

Our experiments with various light and moderately heavy projectiles andliquid's flows imitating evacuations showed that from about a half andup to one inch layer of a soap foam applied over a toilet bowl exitoutlet do not produce any visible and measurable splashes from a surfacecovered with foam in comparison with a regular water surface.

Further experiments were done with flashing a self-foaming soap and withimitations of evacuations. There was no observable malfunctioning ofevacuations flashings during the experiments. All imitation evacuationstogether with a self-foaming soap need just one flash of water from awater tank of standard capacity of 1.6 gallon. Certain additives into aliquid soap such as antibacterial liquids and fragrances help to observea very high quality hygienic operation of this invented hygienic toilet.

One of the approaches for implementation a self-foaming soap for theinvented hygienic toilet is the utilization of a tank comprising of twoseparate compartments: one is for regular 1.6 gallon water volume andanother for a smaller 0.25-0.5 gallon with a liquid self-foaming soap.

Since everybody observed foam in a form of a large group of soapbubbles, which always look very fragile and easy to be destroyed, therecould be a concern if foam supplied from a foam compartment will be ableto move through a bowl rim, which is usually designed in a shape of ahollow toroidal space under a bowl rim. The experiments with a soap foammotion through tubes of different diameters and lengths showed that asoap foam applied from standard liquid self-foaming soap bottles movesquite well through long tubes up to 2 m length and 10-20 mm in diameterwithout noticeable destruction of soap bubbles. The application of foamthrough a bowl rim also showed that a soap foam moves easily from a bowlrim into a bowl area and spreads quite uniformly over a water surface.Practical usage of a soap foam makes possible to apply a layer of foamof 0.5″-1.0″ thickness into a bowl wall and a water surface in a matterof several seconds.

Simple calculations analyzing operation of modern toilet with gravityflashed water tanks show that for a typical toilet having a water tankof about 0.5 m of water highest level over a toilet bowl rim a velocityof water flow, v, at inlet orifice into a bowl rim isv=(2gh)^(1/2),  (2)

Where g is the Earth gravity acceleration (about 9.81 m/sec²), and h isa height from which water falls down. In this case, h is about 0.5 m andv≈3.1 m/sec. A water discharge time from a water tank with a height ofabout 0.5 m is about 0.3 sec. Taking into account a water flow throughbowl rim holes, a water velocity will be higher in several times (due tothe mass flow conservation equation: m=ρvS=ρv_(r)nS_(r), where S isinlet orifice area, v_(r) is a water velocity at exit of a bowl's hole,S_(r) is area of one hole in a bowl's rim, n is a number of holes; andsince every rim has about 26-32 holes, a water velocity will beincreased about proportionally to S/nS_(r), or in this case by about 2.7times for r_(in,orifice)=2.5 cm and r_(in,hole)=0.3 cm), because a totalarea of bowl holes is smaller than area of an inlet orifice.

In principle, smaller a hole, higher a water velocity at a hole exit.Dimension of bowl holes is determined by the facts that with a holediameter less than 0.5 mm a carrying capacity of a hole becomes reduceddue to increasing role of friction and water surface tension. Also,since water contains certain impurities and salts, small holes could beclogged by depositions from impurities and salts. Another importantaspect in designing a number of toilet bowl holes is about an optimumnumber of such holes. We recommend to place holes with a distance equalto at least two diameters of a hole, because, as our experiments showed,during a water flow through a hole there is realized a water flowswirling effect, which diameter is achieved two diameters of a hole.

If one would want to utilize water from service pipes supplied by U.S.municipal governments with pressure of about 60 psi (or about 4 atm),this can be compared with the water that is applied from a water tankfrom a height of about h≈42 meters (and in a regular gravity water tankis about h≈0.5 m). These estimations show that water utilization fromthe service water supplied to our houses would do much better job interms of water detergency efficiency than the regular water tanks.

Another way of making a toilet with better hygienic qualities is toimprove the efficiency of water detergency during water flashing throughutilization of specially designed geometry of a bowl exit outlet and away for water application into a toilet bowl. With the latest trends towater conservation and accepting substantial limitations on utilizationof not more than 1.6 gallon of flashing water the available detergencyefficiency is reduced significantly. Because, as was noted above, thewater action time became much shorter than it was with 5.5 and 3.5gallons of previous standards. However, there are various ways toimprove a water detergency efficiency by forcing a flashing water toflow faster over a bowl surface with a water flow having a swirlingmotion, often called as a motion with a vortex flow.

There are several patents that introduced more effective ways of waterflashing into a water bowl and providing better detergency than in thecase of a regular gravity water flashing in a toilet bowl. In U.S. Pat.No. 5,983,413 “High Performance Flush Toilet” by R. Hayashi et al for abetter efficient water flashing there is suggested to utilize acombination of a rim-flash, jet-flash and a trap-way siphon providing,as claimed, a maximum flashing. In U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,172 “FlushToilet” by M. Hidetaka et al there is suggested a toilet with a strongdetergency efficiency and with no loud noise utilizing a quite elaboratedesign of various jet holes in a bowl rim with a water swirl along theinner surface of a water bowl. In U.S. patent application No.2006/0005310 A1 by K. Nakamura et al there is suggested a design of aflush toilet that produces a vortex flashing water that, as claimed,makes possible to achieve an efficient bowl cleaning and waste dischargewith both, a regular water tank and with a service water pipe.

Unfortunately, all above mentioned patents do not give any exactcalculations or estimations that justify suggested improvements.Instead, there are often used such uncertain definitions like “it takesmuch time to produce a siphon action” (U.S. Pat. No. 5,983,413, page 3,line 36), or “when the third means discharges pressurized wash water,the trap-way is filled with wash water promptly, a siphon phenomenonappears promptly (U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,172, page 2, lines 30-33). Theseexamples show qualitative explanations of processes that take placeduring water flow motions in a toilet bowl, though all claimed positivefeatures might exist.

Our estimation of obtaining an optimum efficiency of water detergencyshows that in order to utilize a vortex flow providing good detergencythere are certain hydrodynamic phenomena and geometrical factors thatmust be considered with a bowl design that take place in this case. Ouranalysis is based on application of the theory of a “shallow water” andthe gas-hydraulic analogy that was introduced by N. E. Zhukovski in“Analogy between motion of liquid in a narrow channel and gas motion ina tube with a high speed” published in a “Collection of N. E. ZhukovskiWorks”, v. 7, by All-Union Scientific-Technical Publishing, Moscow(1937) beginning on page 364. A short version of a “shallow water”theory can be found in Theoretical Physics, v. VI, “Hydrodynamics” by L.D. Landau and E. M. Lifshits, “Nauka”, Publishing House ofPhysical-Mathematical Literature, Moscow (1986), beginning on page 569.

The analogy to behavior of a compressible gas represents a motion ofincompressible liquid with a free surface in a gravity field, if a depthof a liquid's layer is sufficiently small. The liquid depth must besmall in comparison with the characteristic dimensions of a problem, forexample, in comparison with dimensions of uneven parts of a reservoir(toilet bowl) where liquid flows. In such a case, a transversalcomponent of a liquid velocity can be neglected in comparison with alongitudinal component, and a longitudinal velocity can be considered asa constant value along a layer's thickness. In this so-called hydraulicapproximation, a liquid can be considered as a “two-dimensional” mediumpossessing in every point a definite velocity V, and also can becharacterized by a layer's thickness h.

Euler's general equations of motion provide a solution for the longgravitation waves that represent small disturbances of motion for aconsidered system. The results (that can be found in above mentionedbook by L. D. Landau and E. M. Livshitch, page 570) show that suchdisturbances propagate in a liquid with a thickness layer h with afinite velocity C_(λ) that equal toC _(λ)=(gh)^(1/2),  (3)

Where g is a Earth gravity acceleration.

This velocity C_(λ) plays role similar to a sound velocity ingasdynamics. It is necessary to note that, if liquid moves withvelocities V<C_(λ) (quiet flow), the influence of disturbancespropagates to the entire flow, down and up of a flow. If liquid moveswith a velocity V>C_(λ) (fast, or “supersonic” flow), then the influenceof disturbances propagates only on certain regions down a flow.

In this invention, the theory of a “shallow water” and the gas-hydraulicanalogy are utilized for the description of behavior of a liquid motionin channels with a variable area of a constant depth in a gravitationalfield. This approach is modified for the case of a fast rotating liquid(water) flow with a vortex having water and a waste through a channel ina shape of a converging-expanding channel (equivalent to a nozzle) thatcarries water and waste into a drainage channel.

A shallow liquid flow in channels with open surfaces is similar to a gasflow in a tube of a variable cross section. The N. E. Zhukovski'sanalogy can be used because such flows take place in the potentialfields. For example, the change in kinetic energy (velocity) of a liquidflow in an open channel in a gravitation field is a function of adifference in the initial and final potential energies of the liquid asdescribed by the equation:V _(liq)=[2g(h ₁ −h ₀)]^(1/2),  (4)

Where h₀ and h₁ represent the liquid's initial and final heightsrespectively.

A change of kinetic energy (velocity) of gas in a tube is determined bythe difference in a thermal potential that is an enthalpy:V _(g)=[2(i ₁ −i ₀)]^(1/2),  (5)

Where i₀ and i₁ are enthalpies of gas initial and final states.

From equations (4) and (5) follows that a liquid's depth h serves as ananalogue of enthalpy i in gas. Since a hydrostatic pressure in liquid isdetermined by a liquid's height h, by a formula P=ρgh (where ρ is aliquid's density), and if ρ=const (water is considered as incompressibleliquid), then a pressure difference is equivalent to a difference ofenthalpies.

The characteristic feature of such floes is a change of flow velocity ina channel with a variable geometry with a transition through a velocityof propagation of disturbances in a flow. For open channel flows of aliquid, this is a velocity for propagation of long waves on a surface ofa liquid C_(λ). In the field of gravitation forces this velocity isdetermined by the formula (3).

From the equation of a constant mass flow conservation for a liquidmoving in any arbitrary channel follows that liquid's flow velocityV_(x) can be determined as:V _(x) =m/(ρhL),  (6)

Where h is a liquid's depth, L is a channel's width, m is a mass flowper unit volume, per second.

From equations (5) and (6) one can determine a liquid depth h, for whicha liquid's flow velocity is equal to a velocity of long wavespropagation on a liquid's surface, or V_(x)=C_(λ):h=[m ²/(ρ² gL ²)]^(1/3).  (7)

As a liquid depth h decreases, a liquid's flow velocity V_(x) increasesand a velocity C_(λ) decreases. That is why for any specific value of mand L, there is always a cross section in a channel where bothvelocities V_(x) and C are equal (FIG. 1) that can be called a criticalflow regime. In analogy with the gasdynamics flows, this cross sectionis the critical cross section S_(cr), and h_(cr) is the critical depth.Also from here it follows that as flow velocity V_(x) further increaseswith the decreasing depth h and the channel length L, this leads to atransition through the characteristic velocity C_(λ), i.e. to thesupercritical flow regime with V_(x)>C_(λ), or, in analogy to gas flows,to the supersonic flow.

Since pressure in a liquid P=ρgh, then the equation (7) can betransformed into the equation:h _(cr) =m ² g/(P ² L ²).  (8)

In the field of inertia forces of rotating liquid with the developmentof a gas vortex (because a liquid's layer is quite thin, everyone canalways observe an air vortex in a swirling water in a toilet bowl) on achannel's axis, the propagation velocity of long waves C_(λ) on aliquid's surface, correspondingly, is equal:C _(λ)=(jh)^(1/2),  (9)

Wherej=V _(φ) ² /r _(v)  (10)is the tangential acceleration of rotating liquid on a vortex surface,V_(φ) is the tangential liquid velocity on a vortex surface, r_(v) isthe radius of a gas vortex. Thus, the velocity of long wave propagationon the surface of a gas vortex in a bowl converging-expanding channel(equivalent to a nozzle) C_(λ) depends on the liquid depth h in a nozzle(converging-expanding channel) and the value j of a centrifugal, ortangential acceleration (10) and serves as analogue of a sound velocity.

Here are main assumptions in the theory of a “shallow water” that areillustrated by FIG. 3 that shows a liquid flow in a channel presented bya toilet bowl that has a converging and expanding area in a bowl's exitserving for evacuations:

-   -   1. The transverse liquid velocity component V_(z) of a liquid        flow in a vortex's flow is small in comparison with a        longitudinal velocity (along a liquid's layer) V_(x).    -   2. The longitudinal liquid velocity component V_(x) is constant        across a liquid layer (a gas-hydraulic approximation). Thus, a        liquid flowing in a toilet bowl can be characterized as a medium        with a certain velocity V_(x) and a depth h in every point of a        converging-expanding channel.    -   3. A liquid depth h in a toilet bowl is small in comparison with        a converging-expanding channel's (nozzle) radius r_(n) (the most        narrow cross section of a converging-expanding channel), i.e.        h<<r_(n).    -   4. The wave amplitude is not assumed small, as it is normally        accepted in the theory of long waves.

The depth h of a converging-expanding channel in a toilet bowl is takinginto account that the liquid thickness is small (a “shallow water”approximation) can be determined by combining the relationships:S=2πr_(v)h and S=π(r_(n) ²−r_(v) ²) and solving for h:h=(r _(n) ² −r _(v) ²)/2r _(v).  (11)

From the law of conservation of the momentum V_(φ)r_(v)=V_(in)R_(in) onecan determine the tangential velocity of a liquid on a gas vortexsurface V_(φ):V _(φ) =V _(in) R _(in) /r _(v)  (12)

Here R_(in) is a radius of a bowl internal side where water enters froma water tank through an inlet orifice; V_(in) is a water velocity at abowl external side where water enters from a water tank through an inletorifice of a radius r_(in); r_(v) is a vortex radius.

And a tangential acceleration of rotating liquid on a vortex surface isj=V _(in) ² R _(in) /r _(v) ³.  (13)

After substitution of h from (11) and j from (13) into (9) one canobtain a formula for the propagation velocity C_(λ) of long waves on aliquid surface in a toilet bowl converging-expanding channel (nozzle):C _(λ)=(V _(in) R _(in) /r _(v) ²)[(r _(n) ² −r _(v) ²)/2]^(1/2),  (14)

The axial (longitudinal) liquid velocity V_(x) component in aconverging-expanding channel (nozzle) is:V _(x) =m/(ρ2πr _(n) h),  (15)

And a liquid mass flow m can be expressed in terms of a radius of anentering port r_(in) and liquid velocity V_(in) at the entering port(for simplicity, one hole is assumed in these estimations) of a bowl(vortex chamber):m=ρV _(in) πr _(in) ².  (16)

At the condition that the mass flow of the shallow water component ismuch less than the total mass flow, i.e. m_(h)<<m, the axial liquidvelocity in the nozzle V_(x) and the liquid velocity in the vortexchamber (water bowl) entering port V_(in) can be easily connectedV _(x) =V _(in) r _(in) ²/(2r _(n) h).  (17)

The condition V_(x)=C_(λ) (a critical flow regime) determines a criticaldepth h_(cr) of a liquid rotating in a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel) as a function of geometrical dimensions of a vortex chamber(toilet bowl):r _(in) ²/(2r _(n) h _(cr))=(R _(in) /r _(v) ²)[(r _(n) ² −r _(v)²)/2]^(1/2).  (18)

Taking into account (10), and after simple transformations using (16)one can obtain the dependence of the critical liquid depth h_(cr) in anozzle (converging-expanding channel) as a function of the geometricalparameter A:h _(cr) =r _(v)/(2A)^(2/3),  (19)

WhereA=R _(in) r _(n) /nr _(in) ².  (20)

The non-dimensional value A is the geometrical characteristic of achamber with a vortex flow, n is a number of entering ports into atoilet bowl (vortex chamber).

For the non-circular vortex chamber (a toilet bowl) with liquid massflows entering from ports along the chamber external side wall, thegeometrical characteristic of the vortex chamber A is expressed as:A=R _(in) r _(n)π cos θ/(nS _(r)),  (21)

Where n is the number of entering ports (holes), S_(r) is the surfacearea of an entering port (assuming all ports have equal area), θ is theangle between a normal vector to the vortex chamber axis. Forsimplicity, here and in further estimations n is taken equal to 1.However, for practical estimations one should use a real number of holesin a bowl rim, which is usually is about 26-32 holes (this number variesin different models, which have in general more than 16 holes).

The geometrical characteristic A is the similarity criterion for thedevices with rotating liquid and with development of a gas vortex in aliquid. For different dimensions of R_(in), r_(n), and r_(in) liquidflows are similar at equal values of A. Also, for different values ofthe geometrical characteristic A from equations (11) and (19) one candetermine a radius of a gas vortex r_(v) at V_(x)≧C_(λ), and A≧2corresponding to the critical regime.r _(vcr) ² =r _(n) ²[1−(½A)^(2/3)].  (22)

In our experiments for a practical case, the following parameters of atoilet bowl serving as a vortex device (one of standard toilet bowls)were utilized in experiments: R_(in)=17 cm, r_(in)=3.0 mm=0.3 cm, n=26(number of holes in a bowl rim), r_(n)=3.0 cm, A=21.8, V_(in)=10 m/s,r_(v)=2.9 cm, h=0.1 cm, V_(x)=39 m/s, C_(λ)=10.98 m/s, M*=3.55. A massflow for liquid (water) m_(in) is varied from 6 kg/s to 20 kg/s (meaningthat 1.6 gallon≈6 l=6 kg will be released from 1 to 0.3 seconds). Forother toilet bowls, these bowl parameters could be slightly differentfrom the above presented, depending on a bowl dimensions, number ofholes in a bowl rim, a hole diameter and on a water mass flow. However,the results will be about the same order of values. Note that for theabove practical case with r_(n)=3.0 cm and r_(v=)2.9 cm, h=0.1 cm, itmeans that liquid (water) flows in a quite thin layer of h=0.1 cm with aquite fast velocity V_(x)=39 m/s. In such a case, a detergencyefficiency will be increased significantly in comparison with a regularchannel. Also a liquid dynamic pressure of such a flow will be about 80atm.

For mixtures with high percentage of a heavy component such as solidevacuations (usually over 15-20% depending on a ratio of solidevacuations mass flow to a flashed water mass flow) in a liquid mixtureit is necessary to include a correction factor into the geometricalparameter A.

From equations (19) and (20) it also follows that for each vortexchamber (various bowl dimensions) geometrical characteristic A there isa certain value of a critical cross section of a liquid flow (a criticaldepth h_(cr)), at which the transition to a supercritical regime of flowis realized. From the nozzle theory, it is known that the critical andsupercritical flows correspond to the maximum liquid mass flow through anozzle (Theoretical Physics, v. VI, “Hydrodynamics” by L. D. Landau andE. M. Lifshits, “Nauka”, Publishing House of Physical-MathematicalLiterature, Moscow (1986), beginning on page 504). For a liquid flowthrough a nozzle (converging-expanding channel), similar to a gas flowin a Laval nozzle, a nozzle profile must have a changing(converging-expanding) geometry along its axis. Research with variousvortex chambers and with a non-dimensional geometrical parameter Ashowed that a significant influence of centrifugal forces, due to thesticking and wetting nature of liquids (with exception of mercury),allows a liquid flow (water flow from a bowl during flashing processusually is turned at certain angle after a channel's exit) in a channelwith a converging-expanding area to turn at a high angle and avoidatomizing spray effect.

The absence of atomizing effect is very important feature for safe (in ahygienic sense) operation of toilets because a liquid's atomizing canspread undesirable remains from evacuations. Instead, for a changinggeometry of a bowl with a converging-expanding channel (nozzle), whichis an exit outlet for evacuations, it is possible to create a smoothliquid flow from a nozzle (converging-expanding channel) with very highvelocities: for most practical cases, V_(in) is 10-20 m/s and with autilization of a service water pipe with water pressure of about 60 psi(4 atm), V_(in) can be over 100 m/sec. Meaning that V_(x) can besubstantially higher, as it was shown in above practical case. Also,liquids moving without atomizing effect produce practically no noise.

A ratio V_(x)/C_(λ)=M*=1, where M* is an analogue of the Mach number Min gas, in a rotating liquid is achieved at A=2 (FIG. 1 b). Just as theM number serves as a similarity criterion for gas flows, the M* is ananalogous similarity criterion for liquid flows of a small depth.

The regime of a critical and supercritical flow in a nozzle(converging-expanding channel) is realized for the geometricalcharacteristic A≧2 (M*≧1). It requires observance of the definiteconditions for liquid flow from a vortex chamber (bowl space) into aconverging-expanding channel. Exit flow of a liquid flow withevacuations through long converging-expanding channels (nozzles) leadsto development of pressure waves in such channels. This phenomenon issimilar to appearance of shock waves that occur when gases are expelledfrom a nozzle of a liquid-propellant rocket. Transitions fromsupercritical to undercritical regime of flow in long channels arecaused by flow discontinuities arising from friction (FIG. 3 a).

Intense disturbance of a liquid flow with additives (evacuations) causesa development of large-scale waves (liquid jumps) and leads to thedecrease of a detergency efficiency and to the increase of energylosses. Efforts for the increase of the time for action of centrifugalforces in a liquid by the increase of a channel length or the decreaseof its diameter do not produce necessary qualities (higher liquid flowvelocity, higher detergency, lower atomizing effect).

Continuing the analogy with a gas flow, it is essential to note that thenumber M* depends not only on the ratios of areas but it depends also onthe ratio of pressures and densities in a nozzle. In order to observe acritical flow regime in a nozzle (expanding-converging channel) it isnecessary to have a certain pressure difference between a volume fromwhere a flow is coming out and a pressure of the surrounding media towhere a flow is coming in. This relationship has the form:P ₀ /P _(cr)=[(κ+1)/2]^(κ/(κ-1)),  (23)

Where k=C_(p)/C_(v) is a ratio of specific heats, or an adiabaticcoefficient. With this condition, a flow velocity is equal to a localvelocity of sound, or, which is the same for a liquid moving in a thinlayer of a nozzle (converging-expanding channel), an axial component offlow velocity V_(x) is equal to a local velocity for propagation of longwaves over its surface C_(λ), or V_(x)=C_(λ).

The decrease of pressure P₀, or the increase of the critical pressureP_(cr), leads to the decrease of exit velocity that is less than thelocal velocity of sound (M*<1). The increase of pressure in a volumedoesn't lead to the increase of the M* number, it only increasespressure at nozzle (converging-expanding channel) exit. Exit flowvelocity can increase only with a corresponding increase in the soundvelocity. For the case of a liquid flow, this corresponds to arequirement for an increase of the propagation velocity of long waves.This is achieved by a variation of either a liquid's depth h, or acentrifugal acceleration j.

Unlike gas under excess pressure at a nozzle exit, liquid cannot expandwithout losing continuity when leaving a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel). Instead, the extra pressure must be completely transformed tokinetic energy within a nozzle (converging-expanding channel), as aliquid exits. This process takes place in a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel). A transformation of extra centrifugal pressure into a dynamicpressure occupies a certain length of a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel). If one can assume that potential energy makes a transitioninto kinetic energy without a discontinuity (rarefaction discontinuitiesexist only at special conditions), it follows that with the increase ofpressure difference at a nozzle (converging-expanding channel) acritical cross section moves inside of a nozzle (converging-expandingchannel). That means that a converging-expanding channel should have aflexible certain length with areas having radius r_(n) satisfying theconditions A≧2.

Also, a lower part of bowl and in a converging-expanding channel waterflow supplied by a water tank through bowl rim holes interacts with awater, or a water jet (depends on a toilet design) that is at a bowl'sbottom. Such interaction leads to a certain decrease of water velocityapplied from bowl's holes. Taking into account that water has quite alow viscosity, this friction is not high. Our estimations show velocitydecrease not more than 15% from the supplied at rim's holes. For a waterjet applied under a bowl exit, in the case of the same water directionfrom a bowl rim and a jet, there is practically no friction.

Thus, a critical cross section is determined by the value M*=1. Thiscross section also can be determined through pressure. For this purpose,one can substitute in equation (23) an adiabatic coefficient κ=2:P ₀ */P _(cr)*=(3/2)²=2.25, or P _(cr)*=0.445P ₀*.  (24)

Detailed analysis shows that for the existence of the critical andsupercritical regime of flow in a converging-expanding channel of avortex flow in a toilet bowl it is necessary and sufficient that anaverage pressure on a toilet bowl water flow ΔP_(av) is higher, or equalto 1.5 of an average extra pressure in a nozzle's (converging-expandingchannel) critical cross section ΔP_(cr.av):ΔP _(av)≧1.5ΔP _(cr.av*)  (25)

In simple terms, it means that water pressure of over 1.5 atm (over anatmosphere pressure, plus a possible correction factor of about 15% fora friction during interaction with water at bowl's bottom) is necessaryto provide a supercritical liquid flow regime that allows to have a flowwith least disturbances.

The principle of a maximum mass flow is satisfied for this condition(25). At ΔP_(av)<1.5 P_(cr.av) one can have a subcritical flow conditionfor which the principle of the maximum flow in a nozzle(converging-expanding channel) doesn't take place.

In conclusion, a nozzle with a shape converging-expanding areas (similarto Laval's nozzle) permits to have critical, or supercritical liquidflow in a thin liquid layer providing maximum liquid mass flow withoutdisturbances in the vortex chamber (toilet bowl). Toilet bowls servingas vortex devices utilizing such liquid flow (water) with aconverging-expanding channel (nozzle) provide very efficient and optimalflow of liquid without disturbances and atomizing effects, which isnecessary for a hygienic high detergency toilet operation.

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Referring to FIG. 1 a, there are presented the graphical dependencies ofa velocity of liquid's surface waves C_(λ) and a flow velocity V_(x) asa function of a liquid flow thickness h. In FIG. 1 b there are presentedgraphical dependencies of a liquid surface wave velocity C_(λ) and aliquid flow velocity V_(x) as a function of a geometricalnon-dimensional parameter A. These graphical dependencies can beutilized for quantitative calculations of specific parameters ofexisting toilets when makers of toilets want to estimate if theirdesigned toilets operate in optimum modes: at high liquid flowvelocities and correspondingly high detergency efficiency and withoutflow disturbances and atomizing effects with the non-dimensionalparameter A≧2.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is presented a schematic drawing for a liquidflow explaining the main assumptions of the theory of “shallow water”.The descriptions of the theoretical explanations of application of a“shallow water” approach in liquid flow for a toilet bowl were givenabove. Letters r_(n), r_(v), h and V_(x) are a radius of a convergingexpanding channel (nozzle), a radius of a gas (air) vortex of a flowthat takes place in a toilet bowl, a thickness of a liquid (water) flowand a velocity of a liquid (water) flow in a bowl, correspondingly.

Referring to FIG. 3 a, there is presented a picture explainingtransitions from supercritical regime of flow in a long channel (noconverging-expanding channel) leading to a flow with discontinuitiesarising from friction. This picture shows development of a flow withdiscontinuities 30 leading to shock waves that are typical in gasdynamicflows. FIG. 3 b presents a liquid flow with flow motion through aconverging-expanding channel 31 providing no discontinuities outside ofa converging-expanding area.

FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of a toilet 10 of the present invention.This toilet comprises of two parts: a tank 11 having two compartments:the first compartment is for flash water 13 and the second compartment14 for a liquid self-foaming soap, and a toilet bowl 12. A push button22 serves for a water flashing and a push button 23 serves for a soapfoam application. Flash water from a compartment 13 is applied into arim 24 of a bowl 12 through an inlet orifice 15. A soap foam from acompartment 14 is applied into a second bowl rim 25 through an inlet 16.As one can see, on FIG. 4, there is shown a toilet bowl 12 with twoseparate rims 24 and 25: one is for flashing water and another one for asoap foam, with placement of smaller holes 17 that provide a flow offlashing water for washing out evacuations and water, and a foamy soapand with placement of larger holes 18 that provide a flow of foamy soapfor filling in a bowl surface and a water surface at a bowl bottom part.Smaller holes 17 for flashing water have exit direction 26 at a lowangle to a bowl axis, tangentially to a bowl surface to force waterflows to swirl around a bowl internal body with transition of eachseparate flow from small holes into a main water flow with a vortex formaximum efficiency of detergency. Larger holes 18 for a foam soap haveexit direction 29 in general perpendicular to a bowl surface.

A push button 22 also serves for application of water from a watercompartment 13 into a bowl foam rim 24 through a valve 27 having a pushbutton 28. This valve 27 and a push button 28 are utilized only if it isnecessary to wash a soap residue that can dry out in the case of notutilizing a foam soap for a period of several months and a bowl rim fora soap foam 24 will be filled with a soap residue. Our experiments witha soap foam left for a period of five days showed that foam is dryingout only at a distance of about 1.0-1.5 cm deep inside of a foam bowlrim and a soap residue do not produce any noticeable effect on a foammotion. Moreover, a soap dried residue becomes dissolved with nextportion of applied foam from a self-foaming compartment 14.

FIG. 4 also presents a schematic drawing of a toilet bowl exit 19 withconverging-expanding channel 20 for obtaining the optimum detergencyefficiency of a bowl by a high velocity, high pressure liquid flow withvortex. The dimensions of this toilet bowl are selected so that thenon-dimensional geometrical parameter A provides a “supersonic” flow ofliquid at value of the non-dimensional geometrical parameter A≧2.

FIG. 4 presents a schematic drawing of a toilet bowl with geometricdimensions for understanding of the application of the theory ofhydrodynamic flow in a bowl with a vortex and dimensions of importantgeometrical parameters for calculation of the non-dimensionalgeometrical parameter A characterizing similar flows in a toilet bowl.These dimensions of a toilet bowl are as follows: R_(in) is a radius ofa bowl external side where water enters from a water tank through inletorifices (holes) of a radius r_(in), r_(n) is a radius of a bowlconverging expanding channel serving as a bowl exit outlet, in itsnarrow cross section (nozzle “throat”), r_(v) is a vortex radius.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hygienic high detergency toilet comprising: atoilet water tank with two compartments-containers: a first compartmentwith water that serves as a regular water tank for water flash throughan inlet orifice supplying water into a toilet bowl through a rim andfrom the bowl rim into a bowl volume situated under the rim, which is ahollow space providing a channel for water and situated horizontallywith respect to a bowl upper surface; a second compartment forcontaining a liquid self-foaming soap that serves as a supply of a soapfoam applied through another inlet orifice into the toilet bowl having ahollow second rim with a space separated from a space assigned forwater, a soap foam is moved by pressure produced by a self-foaming soapfrom the second compartment-container that mixes air with liquid soapand produces a foaming soap; means for supplying water into a toiletbowl through a rim, which is a hollow space on a top of a ceramic bowl,separated from the main body of toilet bowl; this bowl rim is equippedwith a plurality of over 15 and up to 50 small holes of 5-6 mm indiameter with holes exit direction at a small angle to a bowl axis,tangentially to a bowl surface for producing a water swirl around a bowlinternal body making transition of each separate flow from small holesinto a main water flow with a vortex for maximum efficiency and cleaningof a bowl surface; means for supplying the soap foam into a secondtoilet bowl rim, which is a hollow space of a ceramic bowl under the rimfor water, separated from main body of a toilet bowl; this rim isequipped with a plurality of over 9 and up to 30 larger holes of 10-15mm in diameter with exit direction, in general, perpendicular to a bowlsurface for producing a flow of foam into a bowl surface and onto awater surface at a bowl bottom; means for forming a layer of foam ofabout one half inch and up to one inch thickness serving for absorptionof evacuations and suppressing water and the bowl surface's ability toreflect evacuated particles back to a user; means for a connection of awater compartment flow line of a toilet water tank with a soap foam linefor cleaning of a soap foam line with water; means for arranging waterand evacuations flow through a converging-expanding channel designed fora maximum water and evacuations flow velocity and high pressure forobtaining high cleaning effect in a toilet bowl and having a liquid flowwithout disturbances in a converging-expanding channel serving forremoval of water and evacuations so there are no observed splashes andno atomizing spray effect leading to possible reflections back to auser; this means provides a bowl bottom exit in a shape of aconverging-expanding channel having certain geometrical relationships ofbowl dimensions for a liquid release through a bowl with organization ofa liquid flow with vortex, with the most optimum operation of a liquidvortex providing a high cleaning efficiency with the geometricalnon-dimensional number satisfying the condition of A≧2, where thegeometrical parameter A=R_(in)r_(n)/nr_(in) ² is the similaritycriterion and the value R_(in) is a toilet bowl internal radius in theplace of flashing water entering holes, r_(n) is the radius of aconverging-expanding exit channel-nozzle in its narrow converging area,r_(in) is the radius of a flushing water entering hole, and n is anumber of flushing water entering holes of a toilet bowl; and for anon-circular vortex chamber, i.e. toilet bowl, the geometrical parameterA=R_(in)r_(n)π cos θ/(nS_(r)), where S_(r) is the surface area of anentering hole, θ is the angle between a normal vector to the vortexchamber-toilet bowl's axis.
 2. The hygienic toilet according to claim 1where instead of a regular water tank that provides a passive release ofwater at low height there is utilized a pressure-assisted service waterpipe with a regular water line, or pump that releases water stored in awater tank to a substantially higher pressure at a shorter action time,providing higher liquid flow velocity with higher cleaning efficiency.3. The hygienic toilet of claim 1 with a bowl rim for foam having holesof 10-15 mm in diameter placed in immediate vicinity to a bowl's watersurface, about 10-20 mm over the water surface, lower than the water rimby 100-200 mm depending on a bowl height, for fast efficient release ofa soap foam, close to a water surface.
 4. The hygienic toilet of claim 2with a bowl rim for foam having holes of 10-15 mm in diameter placed inimmediate vicinity to a bowl's water surface, about 10-20 mm over thewater surface, lower than the water rim by 100-200 mm depending on abowl height, for fast efficient release of a soap foam close to a watersurface.